Methylacrylonitrile
- Formula: C4H5N
- Molecular weight: 67.0892
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GYCMBHHDWRMZGG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 126-98-7
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: 2-Propenenitrile, 2-methyl-; Methacrylonitrile; α-Methacrylonitrile; α-Methylacrylonitrile; Isopropene cyanide; Isopropenylnitrile; 2-Cyano-1-propene; 2-Cyanopropene; 2-Methyl-2-propenenitrile; 2-Methylacrylonitrile; 2-Methylpropenenitrile; CH2C(CH3)CN; 2-Cyanopropene-1; USAF ST-40; Rcra waste number U152; 1-Methyl-1-cyanoethylene; Propenenitrile, 2-methyl; NSC 24145
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
30.19 | 298.15 | Mirzaliev, Shakhuradov, et al., 1987 | T = 253 to 353 K. Unsmoothed experimental datum given as 1.863 kJ/kg*K at 293 K. Cp(liq) = 2.2117 + 0.0056352T/K + 1.52x10-5T2/K2 kJ/kg*K (253 to 353 K). Note, second coefficient should be negative. |
Phase change data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tboil | 363. | K | N/A | Stephenson, 1994 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC |
Tboil | 363.5 | K | N/A | Weast and Grasselli, 1989 | BS |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
8.72 | 288. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 273. to 373. K.; AC |
8.46 | 243. | N/A | Stull, 1947 | Based on data from 229. to 363. K.; AC |
Antoine Equation Parameters
log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (atm)
T = temperature (K)
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Temperature (K) | A | B | C | Reference | Comment |
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228.7 to 363.5 | 4.11784 | 1353.573 | -35.121 | Stull, 1947 | Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data. |
Reaction thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess
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Individual Reactions
C4H4N- + =
By formula: C4H4N- + H+ = C4H5N
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 370.7 ± 2.1 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Bartmess and Burnham, 1984 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 364.1 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Bartmess and Burnham, 1984 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale |
(CAS Reg. No. 42117-14-6 • 4294967295) + = CAS Reg. No. 42117-14-6
By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 42117-14-6 • 4294967295C4H5N) + C4H5N = CAS Reg. No. 42117-14-6
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 50.7 ± 2.5 | kcal/mol | N/A | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale |
References
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Mirzaliev, Shakhuradov, et al., 1987
Mirzaliev, A.A.; Shakhuradov, Sh.G.; Guseinov, S.O.,
Investigation of the isobaric heat capacity of nitriles at different temperatures, Izv. Vyssh. Ucheb. Zaved.,
Neft i Gaz, 1987, 30(4), 55-58. [all data]
Stephenson, 1994
Stephenson, R.M.,
Mutual Solubility of Water and Nitriles,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1994, 39, 225-7. [all data]
Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]
Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw,
Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2
. [all data]
Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R.,
Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds,
Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022
. [all data]
Bartmess and Burnham, 1984
Bartmess, J.E.; Burnham, R.,
Effect of central substituents on the gas phase acidities of propenes,
J. Org. Chem., 1984, 49, 1382. [all data]
Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr.,
The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid Tboil Boiling point ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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